Scotland U21s will want a miracle to qualify for Euro 2023 after a late Kazakhstan comeback just about ended their qualifying hopes.
The younger workforce travelled to Almaty in determined want of a victory after back-to-back defeats towards Belgium and Turkey left them trailing Denmark in pursuit of second spot.
Scotland 's solely earlier victory in Group I used to be towards Kazakhstan within the reverse recreation and so they did look set to make it a double when Dundee United 's Ross Graham struck within the first half.
It appeared safe on the hour mark when Liverpool midfielder Tom Clayton took benefit of some haphazard defending to make it 2-0 in treacherous circumstances.
However the hosts, but to register some extent, pulled one again by a Yerkebulan Seidakhmet penalty.
And, in a merciless late twist for Scotland, a stoppage time header from Abylaikhan Zhumabek made it 2-2 and left Scot Gemmil 's workforce hanging by a thread.
Mathematically they will nonetheless qualify as they sit 4 factors behind Denmark with two video games left to play.
However the Danes have two video games in hand and must lose all however certainly one of these to provide the younger Scots any likelihood.
Scotland can inflict one defeat on Denmark as they play them of their remaining group recreation in June.
However their different recreation comes towards runaway leaders Belgium - who've received each recreation and conceded simply as soon as up to now.
Scotland workforce : Slicker, Ramsay (Banks, 69), Welsh (Clayton, 51), Graham, Doig, Barron, Mayo, Campbell, Leonard, Middleton, Burroughs (Excessive, 74)